actually, i prefer black and white photos.
i think 90 or at least 80% of *all*
photos should be black and white.
ana
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From: "Chris Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: East Asian painting
> On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 09:55 -0200, Ana Olinto wrote:
>> china is the only culture where painting was, from almost
>> the beginning (tang, and then even more with the sung),
>> seen and reflected as the most noble of human activities
>> (actually the most noble was calligraphy, but painting is
>> an extention from it.)
>
> Judy also, the cross media (image and text) would interest you, and
> thanks for the replies and links.
>
> Chinese landscape also has a long monochrome landscape painting
> tradition along with multiple viewpoints. On top of this is cross media;
> poetry, painting and calligraphy.
>
> Perhaps linked to this is the way that recent Chinese photography
> considers monochrome to be a recent and new media. Unlike a western view
> that considers black and white old fashioned and nostalgic. (Some of my
> film come from Shanghai.)
>
> What is happening here, perhaps, is a return or reinforcement of
> monochrome photography as new media. Black and white then is not left
> behind as a nostalgic fancy. It could be said black and white
> photography returns as always new. This link between Modernist
> poetics/aesthetics from the West and continental Europe and Chinese
> aesthetics seems worth following up on. Also, Haiku and bonsai. (Popular
> western bonsai also over codes bonsai with a western aesthetic.)
>
> best Chris Jones.
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